Søren Kierkegaard (1813-1855)
"The sectarians deafen one another with their noise and clamor, keep anxiety away with their screeching."
From Soren Kierkegaard’s Fear and Trembling...
This tapestry, woven by the workshop of Michel Audran (1701-1771) after a design by Charles-Antoine Coypel (1694-1752) and Clément-Louis-Marie-Anne Belle (1722-1806), is titled Alceste...
Murasaki Shikibu (10-11th century Japanese writer)
"Sorrows are the way of this fickle world."
From Murasaki Shikibu's The Tale of Genji (chapter 36), translated by...
This painting, by an unknown 17th-century artist, depicts the sad mythological tale of Apollo and Daphne, encapsulated in a wooded scene with an ornate...
The Saintly Bishop of Myra Who Evolved Into A Magical Christmas Entity
Most cultures that have been influenced by Christianity have some sort of magical...
